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PAGE 8 geologist /dʒɪˈɒlədʒɪst/ noun
a geologist is a person who studies things like rocks
marine biologist /məˈriːn baɪˈɒlədʒɪst/ noun and mountains
a marine biologist is a person who studies the The geologists are looking for rocks with diamonds in
plants and animals in the sea them.
Yichen is interested in whales. He wants to be a
earthquake /ˈɜːrθkweɪk/ noun
marine biologist.
an earthquake is when the earth moves and shakes
ocean /ˈəʊʃn/ noun and things fall down
an ocean is a sea, e.g. the Atlantic Ocean, the Some houses fell down during the earthquake.
Mediterranean sea
researcher /ˈriːsɜː(r)tʃə(r)/ noun
Yesterday, we went swimming in the ocean.
a researcher is a person who studies something to
photographer /fəˈtɒɡrəfə(r)/ noun discover new things about it
a photographer is a person who takes photos for The researcher studies octopuses. They are very
their job intelligent animals.
Nan Goldin is an American photographer. She takes
humming bird /ˈhʌmɪŋbɜːrd/ noun
photos of people with difficult lives.
a humming bird is a small bird that moves its wings
diver /ˈdaɪvə(r)/ noun very fast
a diver is a person who swims under the sea Ella heard hummingbirds outside in the trees.
Ella is a diver. She studies fish deep under water.
journalist /ˈdʒɜː(r)nəlɪst/ noun
care about /keər əˈbaʊt/ phrasal verb a journalist is a person who writes about the news
if you care about something, you like it and think it for newspapers, television, etc.
is important The journalist writes about sports events.
Many young people care about problems in the
adventurer /ədˈventʃərə(r)/ noun
world.
an adventurer is a person who likes adventures
protect /prəˈtekt/ verb Abebi is a great adventurer. She climbs mountains
if you protect something, you stop bad things and goes deep-sea diving.
happening to it
archaeologist /ˌɑːkiˈɒlədʒɪst/ noun
Lina protected her friend from the wild animal.
an archaeologist is a person who studies people
favourite /ˈfeɪvərɪt/ adjective and places from the past by digging up old things
something that is your favourite is something you The archaeologist found some three thousand year
like the best old cups near our town.
Lee is good at painting. Art is his favourite subject.
entomologist /ˌentəˈmɒlədʒɪst/ noun
explore /ɪkˈsplɔːr/ verb an entomologist is a person who studies insects
if you explore a place, you go there to discover Rada is an entomologist. She studies mosquitoes on
things about it the River Danube.
We are exploring this part of the ocean to look for
disappear /dɪsəpɪəʳ/ verb
sharks.
if something disappears, you can’t see it or find it
anymore
Do you know where my book is? It disappeared this
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travel /trævəl/ verb astronaut /ˈæstrənɔːt/ noun

if you travel, you go from one place to another an astronaut is a person who travels in space
It takes about 20 hours to travel from Hong Kong to The astronaut spent 256 days in space.
Cuba. history /ˈhɪstri/ noun
shower /ˈʃaʊə(r)/ noun history is the events that happened in the past. It is
a shower is a place where you stand to wash your also a subject that you study at school
body Louise is studying the history of her village.
I take a shower every morning. dig /dɪg/ verb
if you dig, you make a hole in the ground or move
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Colm is digging in the garden. He wants to grow
Earth /ɜː(r)θ/ noun
some carrots.
the Earth is our planet
The moon moves round the Earth. inspire /ɪnspaɪəʳ/ verb
if you inspire someone, you make them feel excited
climate /ˈklaɪmət/ noun and interested about something
the climate is the weather conditions in a place The conservationst inspired the children to think
A tropical climate is warm with a lot of rain. about the environment.
weather /ˈweðə(r)/ noun especially /ɪˈspeʃəli/ adverb
the weather is the conditions outside especially means more than usual
— What’s the weather like today? Seline is interested in history, especially French history.
— It’s cold and windy.
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ adjective
photojournalist /ˌfəʊtəʊˈdʒɜːnəlɪst/ noun something that is beautiful is very lovely
a photojournalist is a person who takes Amsterdam is a beautiful city.
photographs for newspapers
Ramzy is interested in the news and he is a good amazing /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ adjective
photographer, so he wants to be a photojournalist. something that is amazing is very surprising,
especially in a good way
conservationist /ˌkɒnsəˈveɪʃənɪst/ noun
The concert was amazing. I loved every minute.
a conservationist is a person who
works to protect the environment yoga /ˈjəʊɡə/ noun
Conservationists in South America are trying to yoga is a kind of exercise where you move your body
protect the forests. in different ways
Naomi does yoga to keep fit and flexible, and have a
environment /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/ noun
calm mind.
the environment is the natural world around us
Many things peope do are bad for the environment. cook /kʊk/ verb
if you cook something, you prepare food with heat
rainforest /ˈreɪnfɒrɪst/ noun
Mohammed loves cooking. He makes tasty pizzas.
a rainforest is a forest in a tropical place
The rainforests in Borneo are disappearing very fast. ornithologist /ˌɔːnɪˈθɒlədʒɪst/ noun
an ornithologist is a person who studies birds
geobiologist /dʒɪəʊbaɪˈɒləʤɪst/ noun
Sean is an ornithologist. He studies owls.
a geobiologist is a person who studies very small
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Adelyne is a geobiologist. She studies tiny creatures greet /ɡriːt/ verb
that live in very hot climates.
if you greet someone, you say hello to them
tiny /ˈtaɪni/ adjective We greet people differently in every country.
something that is tiny is very small
Look at the baby’s tiny little shoes!

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scan /skæn/ verb people /ˈpiːpl/ noun
if you scan something, you read through it quickly people are more than one person; a person is a man,
looking for certain things woman or child
Yumi scanned her homework for mistakes. A lot of people travel to work on the bus.
country /kʌntri/ noun map /mæp/ noun
a country is a land with a government a map is a plan of a place
Angola, Zimbabwe and Rwanda are African Look at this old map of the town. It was very small
countries. then.
nationality /ˌnæʃəˈnæləti/ noun flag /flæɡ/ noun
your nationality is the country that you belong to a flag is a piece of material that you use as a sign or
Daniel has two nationalities; he is Mexican and symbol of something, especially of a country or an
Canadian. organisation
A lot of Arab countries have a black, white, green
introduce /ɪntrədjuːs/ verb
and red flag.
if you introduce yourself, you tell someone your
name and other information about yourself city /ˈsɪti/ noun
The new teacher introduced herself to the class. a city is a large, important town
The biggest city in Botswana is Gaborone.
information /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn/ noun
information is facts or details about someone or scientist /ˈsaɪəntɪst/ noun
something a scientist is a person who works in or studies a
Find some information about the history of your area. science, e.g. chemistry, biology, ecology, etc.
Einstein is a famous scientist.
employee /ɪmˈplɔɪiː/ noun
an employee is a person who works in a company circle /ˈsɜːrkl/ verb
or organization if you circle something, you draw a circle round it
There are 30 employees in this school – 15 teachers Circle the correct answer: a, b, c or d.
and cleaners, office workers and cooks. capital letter /ˈkæpɪtl ˈlɛtə/ noun
discuss /dɪˈskʌs/ verb a capital letter is the form of letter that you use at
if you dicuss something, you talk about it with other the beginning of a name or a sentence
people Please write your name in capital letters.
We discuss interesting things in my English class. repeat /rɪˈpiːt/ verb
make connections /meɪk kəˈnekʃənz/ phrase if you repeat something, you say it again
if you say you make connections, you mean that Sorry, I don’t understand. Please repeat the question.
you put things together is you understand something
syllable /sɪləbəl/ noun
better
a syllable is a part of a word that has a vowel sound
Make connections between the pronouns and the
verb forms, e.g. I goes with am. Name is a one syllable word, but address is a two
syllable word: ad-dress.
work in pairs /wɜː(r)k ɪn peə(r)z/ phrase
stress /stres/ noun
if you say you work in pairs, you mean that two
people work together stress is the strong syllable in a word
When we practise speaking English, we work in pairs. In the word address, the stress is on ‘-dress’;
ad-dress.
partner /ˈpɑː(r)tnə(r)/ noun
a partner is the person you are working with
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PAGE 13 bank /ˈbæŋk/ noun

a bank is a business where you can keep or borrow
wife /waɪf/ noun money
a wife is the woman in a married couple I’m going to the bank to get some money.
Kristina and Isaí are married. Kristina is Isaí’s wife.
friend /frend/ noun PAGE 16
a friend is someone that you know and like
Isam and Anwar are good friends. bank account /ˈbæŋk əkaʊnt/ noun
a bank account is an arrangement with a bank
where you keep your money
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pronoun /ˈprəʊnaʊn/ noun university.
a pronoun is a short word for a person or thing; postal code /ˈpəʊstl kəʊd/ noun
I, you, he, she, it, we, they a postal code is a set of numbers and/or letters at
The pronoun for a woman or girl is she. the end of your address
rewrite /ˌriːˈraɪt/ verb Sorry, is your postal code SO41 or FO41?
if you rewrite something, you write it again in a pause /pɔːz/ verb
different way if you pause, you stop for a very short time
Please rewrite your name in capital letters. When you say a phone number, pause between each
short form /ʃɔː(r)t fɔː(r)m/ noun group of numbers.
short form is when we shorten language, I’m is the
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When people are speaking English, they use short
forms, like he’s and aren’t. tip /tɪp/ noun
a tip is a small, helpful piece of information
negative /ˈneɡətɪv/ adjective
Here is a tip to help you with reading: read the
a negative sentence has no or not questions first.
Add not after am, are or is to make a negative
sentence.
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an expression is a group of words with a single
famous /ˈfeɪməs/ adjective meaning
someone or something who/that is famous is known “Pleased to meet you” is an English expression.
by many people
FC Barcelona is a very famous football team. important /ɪmˈpɔː(r)tnt/ adjective
if a word is important in a sentence it shows the
singer /ˈsɪŋə(r)/ noun meaning
a singer is a person who sings for their job We stress important words, like nouns and adjectives.
Jungkook is a famous Korean singer.
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an actor is someone in a film or play
Chris Hemsworth is a famous Australian actor. pretend /prɪˈtend/ verb
if you pretend, you act like it is real or true
sportspeople /ˈspɔːtspiːpl/ noun
The students are practising shopping language in
sportspeople are people who play a sport for their
class. They are pretending to be in a shop.
job
Some sportspeople are world-famous, for example,
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pilot /ˈpaɪlət/ noun
a pilot is a person who flies a plane
Roger loves planes. He wants to be an airline pilot.
critical thinking /ˌkrɪtɪkl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ noun
critical thinking is thinking carefully about new
information
Critical thinking is important for understanding the
world.
share /ʃeər/ verb
if you share your ideas or information, you tell
another person
José, please share your ideas with the class.
profile /ˈprəʊfaɪl/ noun
a profile gives important information about a person
Be careful about the information on your online
profile.

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